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Marcus Stoinis’ all-round show and Shikhar Dhawan’s 78-run knock helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs to storm into their IPL final, where they will meet Mumbai Indians. It is the second successive time that Sunrisers have been knocked out of the playoffs by Delhi. Delhi Capitals changed their batting order in a high-profile clash but it paid dividends. Stoinis scored 38 runs opening the batting and then picked up 3 wickets, including that of set batsman Kane …

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Kane Williamson’s classy half-century and Jason Holder’s all-round effort helped Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets in the IPL eliminator, thus extending Virat Kohli and Company’s wait for their maiden Indian Premier League trophy. Williamson and Holder added unbeaten 65 runs for the 5th wicket after Adam Zampa and Yuzvendra Chahal threatened to take the game away from Sunrisers in a low-scoring thriller. Chasing a tricky low total to set up a clash with Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers …

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Rahul Tewatia hit 5 sixes in an over as Rajasthan Royals chased down the highest score in Indian Premier League history to beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets on Sunday. Tewatia hit Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in the 18th over and added another six of the next ball he faced as Rajasthan chased down 224. Jofra Archer hit 13 from 3 balls to see the side home. Rajasthan beat their own record – they had chased down 215 …

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KL Rahul struck the highest score by an Indian in Indian Premier League as Kings XI Punjab beat Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs. Rahul, who scored 132 not out, also achieved the highest individual score by a captain and the best for a Kings XI Punjab player with a generous Royal Challengers Bangalore bearing the brunt of his assault, offering little in the form of resistance. After being invited to bat first, KXIP captain Rahul got his …

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Kagiso Rabada and Marcus Stoinis starred for the Delhi Capitals as they controlled their nerves to edge Kings XI Punjab in Super Over. Rabada dismissed KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran while conceding just 2 runs in the deciding over. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer batted for Delhi in the Super Over and settled the game in 2 balls. Heartbreak for Mayank Agarwal It was a heartbreak for Mayank Agarwal who scored 89 runs in 60 balls but found Simron Hetmyer …

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Mumbai Indians lost an Indian Premier League (IPL) opener for the 8th successive year following a 5-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings. Having lost the first game of the season in the last 7 years, Mumbai might have thought this was their time, as they were on a 5-game winning run against CSK. However, ex Mumbai Indians player Ambati Rayudu and South African superstars Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi ensured that it didn’t happen. Mumbai blow away solid start …

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